Police Harassment Charge: No relief to JU student, HC says ‘probe to go on’
The petitioner, Uddipan Kundu, in his complaint had stated that the police is harassing him under the guise of investigation, repeatedly summoning him and demanding that he hand over his mobile phone.
While the counsel alleged that how could a student be treated like this, he also pointed out that the Supreme Court has also identified mobile phones as personal devices.
Days after a Jadavpur University (JU) student moved a petition in the Calcutta High Court alleging harassment by police personnel, the court on Wednesday did not grant any relief to the student.
Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, who presided over the matter, observed that “at this stage it is not possible to give any interim order in the matter. The police can continue with the investigation as it is.”
On Monday, a section of students from JU moved a petition in the Calcutta High Court alleging harassment by police personnel. The counsel of the petitioners had submitted in court that the police are repeatedly issuing summons to some students of the university citing investigation into the March 1 protests. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh had granted permission for the matter to be filed.
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